I’ve been coming to Estonia semi-regularly for work over the last year – so it was an unexpected treat when one of my work trips coincided with my friend Dazzas third (?) show in Estonia.
Juuksur is a great little bar – but very tough to find. A single door off a tiny side street gets you into this reasonably sized basement that seems more like Batman’s secret HQ than the cool lil indie bar it turns out to be.
For this tour, Darren has been playing with drummer Evelyn Morris from the Melbourne punk/eastern hybrid band Baseball. Evelyn also does a solo support set as Piklet, mixing percussions with various vocal effects and live samples.
It’s probably been over a year and a half since I’ve seen Darren play live – and he’s still as much fun as I remember.
Kicking off with a few solo songs – highlight for me is one of my old favourites “Kickstand”. Eve then joins on drums for a few more songs – standout for me was the “Title Fight: Heart Versus Mind” that saw Daz responding to Eve’s backing vocals Jonathan Richman-style.
A few more solo songs – including the great banjo-led “Fight The Future” with Darren joined by a local Estonian drummer who spontaneously played a few songs with him at his last show here. “Punks Not Dead”, “Elbows” – stacks more great songs. Finished the night very early in the morning after visiting some unmarked late opener bar. Great night.
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